Hachioji vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hachioji	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1318	$2036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$4465
🏠 One person rent	$680	$1277
🏘️ Family rent	$1125	$2221
🍽️ Food expenses	$365	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2749	$234
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	576K	49K

The cost of living in Hachioji is 35% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 4496th and 1927th ($1318 vs $2036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Japan and Vanuatu, respectively. Check Japan vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hachioji compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Hachioji ranked 51st best city to live in Japan vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 928th and 6693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hachioji vs Port Vila

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	Hachioji	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.93	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.43	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.79	$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$266	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.64%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5299	$4923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2912	$2243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$9.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$16.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$6.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$5.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.47	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.4	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.1	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$460	$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13768	$6882

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Cities near Hachioji

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Akishima	$1122
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Hino	$1102
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Akiruno	$1108
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fussa	$1098
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
11 km or 7 mi	Hamura	$1082
11 km or 7.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sagamihara	$978
12 km or 7.6 mi	Mizuho	$1081
13 km or 7.8 mi	Tama	$1047
13 km or 8.2 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
14 km or 8.7 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
14 km or 8.7 mi	Ome	$1073
15 km or 9 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.5 mi	Aikawa	$959
16 km or 10 mi	Kodaira	$1101
17 km or 10 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1087
17 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1070
18 km or 11 mi	Machida	$1047
19 km or 12 mi	Uenohara	$1045
20 km or 12 mi	Iruma	$1055
20 km or 13 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
20 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1128
21 km or 13 mi	Hanno	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$967
22 km or 14 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1144
22 km or 14 mi	Sayama	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kiyose	$1064
23 km or 14 mi	Musashino	$1131
24 km or 15 mi	Yamato	$1005
24 km or 15 mi	Komae	$1133
25 km or 16 mi	Ebina	$859
26 km or 16 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
26 km or 16 mi	Atsugi	$951
26 km or 16 mi	Niiza	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Hidaka	$1040

Cities near Port Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$2020
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1844
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1851
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1911
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$1095
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$680
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$891
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$910
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1502
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1491
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$714
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1033
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1863
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1992
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2341
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2323
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$788
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1825
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1239
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$790
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$789
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$526
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1273
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$2100
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1752
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1553
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1530